Dubai – More than 100 families and over 4,000 school children in the UAE have made their arid surroundings greener by making their own vegetable gardens on their premises.
Participating in the Dubai Municipality-led Grow Your Food campaign, they have grown vegetables and herbs on balconies, rooftops and backyards of their accommodations.
Be it in apartments, villas, schools or even labour accommodations, these eco-champions have not only extended the green lungs of the emirates; they have also contributed to sustainable, indigenous farming that can go a long way in ensuring better food security and food safety here.
The campaign that kick started on last year’s World Food Day in October under the theme ‘Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth’, has now come to a close and the winners will be announced at a function tomorrow. They will take home a total of Dh150,000 worth grocery vouchers as an incentive to them and as an inspiration to others, said Sameer K. Mohammed, managing director of Jaleel Holdings, which came up with the initiative along with Eastern Condiments.
“Our objective was to create awareness among the residents here on growing their own vegetables in a sustainable way,” he told Khaleej Times… see more
source: khaleejtimes
Tags: Grow food on Balcony, Science, Win Prize
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